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PNNL study finds algal oil could replace 17% of US petroleum oil imports

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imported in 2008 for transportation fuels, and it could be grown on land roughly the size of South Carolina. While considering the gas efficiency of a standard light-utility vehicle, they estimated growing algae uses anywhere between 8.6 That’s 17% of the petroleum that the U.S. gallons of water per mile driven.

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DOE releases three reports showing strong growth in US fuel cell and hydrogen market

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Costs continued to decline, especially for light duty vehicle applications; the cost per kilowatt (kW) for high volume production of transportation fuel cells moved closer to DOE’s target of $30 per kW. Light duty vehicles. In 2012, nearly 80% of total investment in the global fuel cell industry was made in US companies.

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DOE fuel cell market report shows continued growth, with sales surpassing $1.3B worldwide in 2013

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Although early markets such as stationary power and material handling account for the bulk of sales, DOE noted that the fuel cell industry made “tremendous progress” in the light-duty transportation sector in 2013. Fuel Cells Hydrogen Market Background Power Generation'

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